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Charles Martin-Shields

charles.martin-shields@die-gdi.de

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in 2023 as a senior researcher at the German Development Institute in Bonn.  

All articles of Charles Martin-Shields

Public administration
Charles Martin-Shields

Digitisation of government services should focus on people’s need

Done well, e-government can improve services for citizens while making the jobs of public officials easier

Twitter
Charles Martin-Shields

Twitter could become a plutocrat’s toy

The implications of an important social-media platform depending on a billionaire’s whims

Internet
Charles Martin-Shields

Beijing’s growing influence on internet rules

China’s technological clout may influence internet governance

Technology
Charles Martin-Shields

How food aid sometimes serves US interests

Technologies used in development programmes carry hidden agendas

Cyberspace
Charles Martin-Shields

Defining the new digital world order

The US and China are locked in a battle for dominance in cyberspace

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Local mobile app challenging international competitor
Immigrants trapped in illegality
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Global public goods matter for global development

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Consequences of the cyclone
Jobless due to epilepsy
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Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Indigenous politics in Ecuador and Bolivia
The drivers of change are at the local level
Facilitating constructive cooperation in a multipolar world
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Italy’s castor-oil plans for Africa

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Indigenous politics in Ecuador and Bolivia
The drivers of change are at the local level
Facilitating constructive cooperation in a multipolar world
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Italy’s castor-oil plans for Africa